Hello fellow middle school parents / guardian! We hope everyone is settling into the school year and routines. There are a lot of great events and activities coming up. Please see below and let us know if you have any questions.
MIDDLE SCHOOL TAILGATE
Friday, September 23rd 530 – 700pm
Please join your fellow middle school families Friday, September 23rd on the lower school blacktop prior to the home football game against Buckeye Valley! Food and drinks are provided.
VIKING RAMPAGE
Saturday, September 24th 930am
All are invited to participate in the sixth annual Viking Rampage Challenge on Saturday, September 24th. It is a kid-friendly mud run with numerous obstacles through our campus woods, so wear old athletic shoes and clothes that you don’t mind getting really dirty. Siblings and friends are welcome to join you. Adults often run the course, too, especially because younger children may need help with some of the obstacles. Please note that the course will be open from 9:30a.m. until 11:30 a.m. with registration table opening at 8:30 a.m. next to the middle school playground. This is a free event – but all participants must register by clicking here. For motivation, we will have t-shirts available for the first 120 students to cross the finish line! Once through the course, the fun will continue with an afternoon filled with food trucks, the Fútbol Tailgate hosted by ¡Hola! and home games being played by our Viking sports teams. The tailgate will include games and prizes led by our own 8th grade students, so be sure to stop by after cleaning up from the run. See you there!
We can’t host this event without your support and participation! Please consider signing up to help. It’s a great way to get on campus and meet other parents, plus there will be coffee and doughnuts. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c48a4ae22a4fb6-viking
HOLA TAILGATE
Saturday, September 24th 11am
Please join HOLA on Saturday, September 24th at 11am for our annual Fútbol Tailgate as we cheer on the Girls Varsity Team against Pleasant HS. We will have family games, music, traditional snacks, and more! Bring the entire family and help us celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
CHARLIE DAVID DINNER
Friday, October 14th 5pm
It’s the 40th anniversary of this great school-wide event to support CA athletics. All money raised goes directly to our sports teams.
You can purchase meal tickets and find sponsorship opportunities here pacaevents.wedoauctions.com
Sign up to volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050A4BA9AE29A75-20221
Additionally, we could use your help. We’re collecting donations for this year’s gift card tree. To ensure everyone’s a winner, we’re looking for donations of gift cards starting at $25 denominations.
Then, at Charlie David, try your luck at the tree and you could win up to $500!
Drop-off: via backpack express or every Friday until Oct 14 at Hondros Field from 7:45 – 8:30 AM
Class Funds
In order to minimize the number of requests coming your way we are asking for a one-time contribution to help cover the costs associated with many of the events that take place during the year. This is completely voluntary and you do not have to contribute anything. Our goal is to help minimize (not eliminate!) the number of asks throughout the year. Please see below for examples of how we will use the funds.
If you would like to contribute, the Venmo information is listed below for each class. Each class representative will collect the funds and use them to purchase and deliver food, etc throughout the year. Any leftover funds would roll over to follow the class to their next grade.
Class contributions go toward:
6th Grade
Middle School Tailgate
Halloween Gift Bags for students
Naval Battle Party
Snacks / drinks for field trips
Meals (dinner) for chaperones returning from the overnight field trips
Suggested amount per child: $50 (you may give any amount!) Venmo: Stefvanie Kerrigan (please put “6th grade class” and your child’s name in the “what’s it for section)
@stefvanie-kerrigan
Last 4 digits of phone number:3895
7th Grade
Middle School Tailgate
Halloween Gift Bags for students
Winter Exams Hot Cocoa Celebration
Snacks / drinks for field trips
Meals (dinner) for chaperones returning from the overnight field trips
Suggested amount per child: $50 (you may give any amount!) Venmo: Carrie Stieg (please put “7th grade class” and your child’s name in the “what’s it for section)
@carrie-stieg
Last 4 digits of phone number: 8502
8th Grade
Middle School Tailgate
Halloween Gift Bags for students
Winter Exams Hot Cocoa Celebration
Graduation gift bags (t-shirts, memorabilia, etc)
Light breakfast and snacks / drinks for field trips
Meals (dinner) for chaperones returning from the overnight field trips
Suggested amount per child: $75 (you may give any amount!) Venmo: Teresa Bowman (please put “78h grade class” and your child’s name in the “what’s it for section)
@teresa-bowman
Last 4 digits of phone number: 9156
Upcoming Events (items in bold are middle school specific)
September 19-21: School pictures (details to follow) September 21: 6th grade parent coffee (8am Dining Hall) September 23rd: Middle School Tailgate (530pm Lower School Blacktop)
September 24th: Viking Rampage (10am)
September 24th: Hola Tailgate (11am Hondros Field) September 28th: 7th grade parent coffee (8am Dining Hall)
September 28th: CAPSA welcome event (530pm Dining Hall)
September 29th: ISAACS Speaker Series webinar October 5th: 8th grade parent coffee (8am Dining Hall)
October 12 -14: 7th grade Hueston Woods trip
October 14th: Charlie David Dinner
October 19-21: Conferences
October 21: No School October 25-28: 8th grade Washington, D.C. trip
October 26-28: 6th grade Camp Kern trip
November 11th: *save the date* 8th grade parent party
November 12th: *save the date* 6th grade parent party
November 12th: *save the date* 7th grade parent party
In Viking Spirit,
Molly
Molly Hughes (Teddy ’29, Caroline ’32)
2022-23 Middle School Lead Parent
